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NOCoE Case Studies capture the strategies and practices currently being deployed to advance the TSMO industry and enable TSMO practitioners to save lives, time, and money.
Case studies are developed in partnership with the authoring organization or individual to succinctly transfer knowledge for the effective use by others in the industry.
Many of the case studies come from TSMO Award Submissions. Please be sure to consider submitting your practices for upcoming awards.
Additional case studies focus on academic and industry collaboration models, the 2017 solar eclipse, and other TSMO practices being deployed throughout the country.
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How the Michigan Department of Transportation (Michigan DOT) used ITS to give drivers warning of possibly icy conditions. Insight on how coordination with the ITS program office to secure funding, coordination with the consultant (AECOM) and MDOT design units for... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How historical data can be used to predict weather and incident management. How artificial intelligence (AI) neural network modeling can help traffic management systems predict when high risk events will occur. How data from AI predictions can help emergency... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How the TSMO program developed at the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) after a weather related incident. How a successful new Traffic Operations Division was created within the ITS Design Division. Why coordinating with all TSMO practitioners, from... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: Successful collaboration techniques used across the MAASTO Region that led to development of a continuous system for data exchange on truck parking Effective communication techniques that led to high levels of use of the available truck parking technology Ways... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How a Road Weather Management program can identify challenges and deficiencies using CMM How NJDOT’s strategic goals for weather management developed after the CMM process Background Despite being a small state, New Jersey has five distinct climate regions, with... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How the PTC developed their TSMO program in the areas of training, performance measures, and improved technology to improve safety and efficiently How PA Turnpike developed training programs to address specific TSMO strategies and activities How partnerships can... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How a roadway shoulder can serve as a part-time use lane to relieve congestion How using high definition camera ITS systems can successfully dynamically manage part time use lanes and provide lane management capabilities to existing travel lanes. BACKGROUND In... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How ODOT initiated TSMO thinking by recognizing the need for Variable Speed Limit Corridors and lobbying for legislation change How OHGO, Ohio’s traveler information system, helped to communicate the variable speed limit changes during dangerous weather along with... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How Ohio DOT ensure TSMO would be considered for all projects Why TSMO District Coordinators can be valuable to implementation of TSMO plans How successful District Coordinator roles are defined Background A key approach in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How ODOT successfully aligned their TSMO development with the Department’s mission statement About tools to use to communicate TSMO plans across all DOT disciplines About new positions ODOT created to advance their TSMO plan Background Like other DOT’s, Ohio... Learn More